Iyad Rahwan | إياد رهوان

How to build wise AI?

Honored to be part of this paper.

#Wilmasreview ❄️ Wilma isn't looking for a new home in the snow — but she is wondering: should AI decide who gets welfare benefits like housing support? A new study by Dong, @jfbonnefon.bsky.social & @iyadrahwan.bsky.social looked at exactly this. 1/🧵

Free version:

dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/ha...

Machine behaviour - Nature Understanding the behaviour of the machines powered by artificial intelligence that increasingly mediate our social, cultural, economic and political interactions is essential to our ability to contro...

Moltbook, the AI social network, is a fascinating phenomenon.

Those interested in studying these kinds of systems may find our 2019 (!) Nature paper on 'Machine Behavior' useful.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Machine+Behavior Conference Welcome to the forefront of behavioral science in the digital age.

Machine+Behavior conference abstract submissions are coming in!

- Submission is still open until: 8 February.
- Conference: 18-19 May

Join our stellar invited speakers from diverse fields including Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Economics, Philosophy, Physics, etc.

machinebehavior.science

Interested in synthetic participants / LLM-based behavioral clones? Consider submitting to this (also alongside the 'Machine Behavior' conference).

How to encourage the proliferation of AI that complements, rather than replaces, human workers?

I am very happy to share our latest pre-print, spearheaded by
@qkzhong.bsky.social

Here, we explore how evolutionary theory can be used to address this question.

And here is a free preprint:

doi.org/10.48550/arX...

The science fiction science method - Nature The ‘science fiction science’ method simulates future technologies and collects quantitative data on the attitudes and behaviours of participants in various future scenarios, with the aim of predictin...

Here's the published 'Sci-Fi-Sci' article in @nature.com

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Interesting reflections on our "Science Fiction Science" Nature paper, written up in Physics Magazine.

physics.aps.org/articles/9

cc @azimshariff.bsky.social @jfbonnefon.bsky.social

Machine+Behavior Conference Welcome to the forefront of behavioral science in the digital age.

Submission deadline for our Machine+Behavior conference (May 18-19) is approaching.

Abstract submission: February 8
Notification: February 23

Hope to see you in Berlin this Spring.

machinebehavior.science

YouTube video by For the Love of Science The Feeling of Discovery

Inspiring new video series by @nachristakis.bsky.social about being a scientist. Highly recommended.

youtu.be/cdHPzggn-tk?...

New name, new focus: The Max Planck Institute for Collective Goods is now the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral #Economics. This name change reflects the research conducted in Bonn very nicely. 👍 www.coll.mpg.de #BehavioralEconomics

Co-organized with @jfbonnefon.bsky.social & Azim Shariff

Machine+Behavior Conference Welcome to the forefront of behavioral science in the digital age.

Machine+Behavior is back! Pls spread the word.

18-19 May
Submission 8 Feb

Speakers include: Tom Griffiths, Allan Dafoe, Thore Graepel, Laura Weidinger, Kinga Makovi, @baronca.bsky.social, @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, Emilio Calvano, Brian D. Earp, Christopher Summerfield

machinebehavior.science

Unfortunately, even when autonomous vehicles are safer, psychological factors still prevent wide-spread adoption:

How safe is safe enough? Psychological mechanisms underlying extreme safety demands for self-driving cars. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Thank you. Very much inspired by your work.

First interactions with generative chatbots shape local but not global sentiments about AI As artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots become increasingly integrated into everyday life, it is important to understand how direct interaction with …

🚨Paper Alert 🚨 Did 1st contact with ChatGPT alter sentiment about AI?

First interactions with generative chatbots shape local but not global sentiments about AI

Work with Eva Schmidt, Mengchen Dong, @jfbonnefon.bsky.social, Clara Bersch, @nckobis.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thank you Francesca, and everyone who attended, for a wonderful evening.

Congratulations to Iyad Rahwan (@iyadrahwan.bsky.social), recipient of the Lagrange Prize – CRT Foundation Edition 2025, recognizing groundbreaking research in complex systems and data science! 🌍🤖

More info @isi.it:

www.isi.it/press-releas...

Thank you Brad. 🙏

Thank you Nicholas for your support and inspiration.

I am deeply honored to be awarded the Lagrange Prize 🏆, the premier award in the field of Complex Systems.

I'd like to share this moment with all my current and past students, research team members, and collaborators over the years.

Thank you CRT Foundation & @isi.it for this honor

Thank you dear Anxo. It means a lot coming from you.

Thanks to the team of co-authors: @nckobis.bsky.social, Zoe Rahwan, Raluca Rilla, Bramantyo Supriyatno, Tamer Ajaj Clara N. Bersch, @jfbonnefon.bsky.social .

And of course, a big 'thank you' to the editor @meharpist.bsky.social for recruiting and collaborating with such knowledgeable and supportive reviewers, and guiding us through this whole process.

So, to the reviewers who handled our manuscript: thank you. While you remain anonymous to us and the world, please know that your contribution is deeply felt and sincerely appreciated.

In science, the authors receive the public credit, but the integrity and quality of our work rest heavily on the shoulders of these unsung heroes. They dedicate their time and expertise not for glory, but for the betterment of science itself.

They challenged our assumptions, pushed us to strengthen our data and analysis, replicate our findings in a more realistic domain (tax evasion) and helped us clarify our story. It is no exaggeration to say that their critical input was essential in elevating the work to the level of the journal.

While our research team is enjoying this wonderful moment, we want to shine a light on the people who work diligently behind the scenes: the anonymous peer reviewers.

This paper was immeasurably improved by their rigorous questioning and thoughtful, and constructive feedback.